Robin's always been kind of a joke over the years; well, let's be honest, all sidekicks are have been jokes in the comic book world. Yet Robin's been the brunt of most sidekick conversations. This is partly due to his ridiculous short-shorts costume, and probably because he's been around longer any sidekick that I'm aware of. (I wouldn't call Jimmy Olsen a sidekick).

There's been a few people to don the Robin costume over the years, but today we're honoring the first and best one of all: Dick Grayson.

One of the best things they ever did was turn him into a Nightwing, a very capable superhero (and excellent HeroClix figure to boot). The only thing I've never figured out is how he left the Robin mantle behind. A friend told me that he quit being Robin, while another friend swears Dick was fired by Batman. Which is it?

Regardless, we've found a great old fan trailer for the fictional Grayson movie. It's well done and has a lot of great cameos... even Hal Jordan pops up! Enjoy!

I remember when I first saw this in a Dealer's Room at a Convention. Somebody walked up and said "When is this coming out?"I remember the Dealer reply, "It is just a fan based trailer, not a real movie." I remember this Fan walking off, grumbling, "why can't Hollywood make a Real Batman Movie???"Look closely at the Green Lantern. He is wearing the Ring on his left hand..

Posted by: David Hawk on 8/31/2011 7:08:44 AM

I remember when I first saw this in a Dealer's Room at a Convention. Somebody walked up and said "When is this coming out?"I remember the Dealer reply, "It is just a fan based trailer, not a real movie." I remember this Fan walking off, grumbling, "why can't Hollywood make a Real Batman Movie???"Look closely at the Green Lantern. He is wearing the Ring on his left hand..

Posted by: David Hawk on 8/31/2011 7:08:32 AM

I want this to be a real movie.right now.i mean obviously dont look so cheesy, but the concept it amazing! that joker was pretty legit. plus oracle,penguin,riddler,catwoman,supes,WW,green lantern,dead batman,the commish, just an amazing amount of DC awesome.

Posted by: Paul F. on 4/8/2011 12:25:56 PM

he quit because he was tired if living in batman's shawdow and he wanted to be his own hero and person and not end up alone like bruce

Posted by: Joe on 3/28/2011 1:13:56 PM

Thanks again for another fun clip

Posted by: JOwenR2 on 3/7/2011 8:08:00 PM

What was really interesting about this was that halfway through production, the director ran out of money and had to sell some of the set pieces to finish it. I've always said Hollywood should have let this guy make this movie.

Posted by: William on 3/5/2011 9:42:00 AM

Epic! I would have loved to see Robin wear the Bat's cape and cowl. If this has a $#x scene this would make Hollywood ;-)

Posted by: Ianator on 3/4/2011 4:58:53 PM

now that i have seen this i want the hole movie i think they should make it the whole thing looks great it reminds me of the battle for the cowl story line

Posted by: stan on 3/4/2011 12:46:08 PM

Depending on how you google him will give you different answers. In one thread it said he retired as Robin to become Nightwing. In another thread it said Batman dismissed him. I have been a Dick Grayson fan since I first saw Burt Ward play him in the 1960's. I have the Teen Titans book when he stops being Robin, then like 4-5 issues later he debuts as Nightwing.

I have always felt like he had quit on his own after getting into an arguement with Batman. Thus changing to a new costume modeled after Superman's outfit in the bottled city of Kandor.

Posted by: Nightwing-fan on 3/4/2011 11:42:34 AM

Wow! There is so much good with that trailer and so much bad at the same time. I not sure what else to say than that.

Posted by: Killersavage on 3/4/2011 11:12:09 AM

i so want to see robin kill suprman, looks better than most of the batman movies iv seen

Posted by: waotan on 3/4/2011 10:38:45 AM

is disappoint that I can't watch this movie...

Posted by: Nice on 3/4/2011 7:57:11 AM

How it all ends up - Damn these new fingers!

Posted by: ArakisLSN on 3/4/2011 7:55:12 AM

Oh great - now I want to see a film that didn't get made! Anyone know the story? I'd love to know who it all ends up.